(A) Items of personal property which have been lost, abandoned, stolen, or lawfully seized or forfeited and which are in the custody of the police department may be disposed of after the police department has made a reasonable effort to locate the persons entitled to possession of the property in its custody. In the absence of evidence identifying the persons entitled to the custody of the property, the police department shall cause notice to be published in the Indian Hill Bulletin briefly describing the nature of the property in custody and inviting persons to view and establish their right to it.
(B) Unclaimed and forfeited property in the custody of the police department shall be disposed of on application to and order of the Mayor's Court as follows:
(1) Drugs shall be destroyed, or placed in custody of the secretary of the treasury of the United States, for disposal or use for medical or scientific purposes under applicable federal law.
(2) Firearms and dangerous ordnance suitable for police work may be given to a law enforcement agency for that purpose. Firearms suitable for sporting use, or as museum pieces or collector's items, may be sold at public auction pursuant to division (B) (4) herein. Other firearms and dangerous ordnance shall be destroyed.
(3) Obscene materials shall be destroyed.
(4) Other unclaimed or forfeited property may be sold at public auction, or disposed of as the court considers proper in the circumstances.
(C) The proceeds from property disposed of pursuant to this section shall be placed in the general fund.
('80 Code, § 35.26) (Ord. 5-77, passed 2-28-77)